tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post4932330473792614569..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Nescio Bridge AmsterdamDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-52278825948461410742011-10-23T14:34:53.841+02:002011-10-23T14:34:53.841+02:00I've only gone over this bridge once but it...I've only gone over this bridge once but it's bloody fun to do, especially on a recumbent and especially north-to-south (then you get the spiral on the decent). Luckily, even in Amsterdam (where there are very few rules about cycling), cyclists always stick to the right of a cycleway; so there's a very slim chance of hitting anyone at 35+ km/h on the tight spiral downwards.Kevin Steinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154521138803831953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-12937976691463418532011-10-10T08:41:15.714+02:002011-10-10T08:41:15.714+02:001.Gotta change those scooter laws. Are people conc...1.Gotta change those scooter laws. Are people concerned they will use cars instead? 2. Helmets! But by not using the helmet filter in his camera David saved over 23 tons of Co2! 3. There have been budget cuts in Amsterdam since 2008, so I suppose a good question to ask was that IF this bridge was destroyed somehow and then cleared as a shipping hazard, how long would it take to be replaced? Is Slow Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056080802746709323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-65052281356227360862011-10-10T07:20:28.677+02:002011-10-10T07:20:28.677+02:00I for one am very impressed with the cycling infra...I for one am very impressed with the cycling infrastructure I see posted here. I've not traveled much outside of the US but do live in a bike friendly region and it pales in comparison. Thanks for sharing <br /><br />RainfishRainfish umbrellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286199425265119058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-7733440418195801092011-10-07T22:06:46.990+02:002011-10-07T22:06:46.990+02:00We have some very similar bridges for bikes fairly...We have some very similar bridges for bikes fairly close to here, but unfortunately they're often on cycle lanes about 300m longer than the bridge...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-17220163137973088882011-10-06T19:44:17.031+02:002011-10-06T19:44:17.031+02:00Michael: It's been shown many times that build...Michael: It's been shown many times that building cycle infrastructure is cheaper than the alternative. i.e. that of not building cycle infrastructure. This applies <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2011/06/cycling-infrastructure-is-cheaper-to.html" rel="nofollow">even for the less crowded intercity cycle paths</a>.<br /><br />All those countries which claim not to have enough money do of David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-83910174530437548312011-10-06T19:39:13.310+02:002011-10-06T19:39:13.310+02:00@Michael Blue - In the same way that buying a car ...@Michael Blue - In the same way that buying a car <i>and</i> a bicycle costs <i>less</i> than buying just the car.<br /><br />There is more involved in spending money <i>wisely</i> than just counting what you've got and getting rid of it.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-87301176465287164652011-10-06T17:50:02.973+02:002011-10-06T17:50:02.973+02:00It would be interesting to know if or how much the...It would be interesting to know if or how much the local government is in debt, paying for all this on top of all the other "regular" stuff. Here in Toronto the city government is in a hole and looks for ways to "tighten the belt", yet (at least) I cannot see any special projects they spend their (actually our) money on. So how can Amsterdam afford to pay for all this? As Micheal Bluehttp://www.joyofbicyclecommuting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-31287867199650438762011-10-06T14:41:18.976+02:002011-10-06T14:41:18.976+02:00This is one beautiful bridge. One of it's bril...This is one beautiful bridge. One of it's brilliant design features is the way the stairs for pedestrians are made safe for cyclists that accidentally take the wrong exit. Instead of a lot of warning signs that probably will be missed anyways, the path makes a U-turn just before the stairs begin. Simple yet very effective!Okkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00805821734817488902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-27550563643734590692011-10-06T06:15:31.947+02:002011-10-06T06:15:31.947+02:00Well that was fast. Thank you.Well that was fast. Thank you.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-17317783964223745512011-10-06T01:16:38.553+02:002011-10-06T01:16:38.553+02:00Snap! This was the bridge on Sunday lunchtime: htt...Snap! This was the bridge on Sunday lunchtime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOYieYsencQ<br /><br />Having looked around Google Maps, it seems the next bridge up the canal is also a bicycle bridge -- this one: http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2010/04/another-new-bridge.html<br /><br />I wish I'd looked these things up earlier, I'd have taken a look at that one too...Joe Dhttp://waronthemotorist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-53367691310029545632011-10-06T00:45:04.950+02:002011-10-06T00:45:04.950+02:00As I've always said, British engineers could d...As I've always said, British engineers could design fantastic cycle infrastructure – if only UK politicians would ask for it (and provide the money of course).<br /><br />A pity we have to go to the Netherlands to see great British cycle engineering.<br /><br />David<br /><a href="http://www.voleospeed.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Vole o'Speed</a>David Ardittihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255565837583244148noreply@blogger.com